Tuesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time
Antiphon: Let God arise, let his enemies flee before him.
Antiphon: Our God is a saving God; he, the Lord, holds the keys of death.
Antiphon: Kingdoms of earth, sing praise to God, make music in honor of the Lord.
Verse: I will listen to what the Lord God is saying.
Resp: He tells of peace for his people.
First reading: Jgs. 6:1-6, 11-24a
Responsory: Is 45:4-5;Jgs 6:14; Is 45:6
Resp: Go, use this strength to free Israel.
Second reading: From a treatise on the Lord's Prayer by St. Cyprian, bishop and martyr
Responsory: Ezek. 36:23,25,26,27; Lev. 11:44
Resp: So that you may live by my statutes and observe my laws with care.
Presentation of the Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) from The Liturgy of the Hours (Four Volumes) (c) 1975, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. The texts of Biblical Readings are reproduced from the New American Bible © 1975